The concept of the 4_Towers project placed in the Urban Garden affirms the typology of residential verticals that has been neglected in the past 20 years. The towers, placed on a green base of a garden / park, allow a minimal coverage of the layout area, maximum impact of daylight and sunlight, increase ventilation and allow a view to all four sides of the world, all in attractive apartments with balconies.

The most important element and the inspiration for this project is the location itself, with extremely high quality existing vegetation, which is densely distributed throughout the plot and gradually diluted out toward the eastern edge. The idea of the new Pavilion / Restaurant is to construct a space by mapping the area of high quality trees and to define the remaining territory for construction. By raising this "cut" green territory in the air the space "below" is created. The basic formal and functional element and a seasonal regulator of light is so-called "vegetative"canopy that has been formed along the entire roof edge.
Open atrium spaces which let the light enter all parts of the building and provide visual and physical connections with the natural environment are created to enhance transparency in the area around the trees. The large entrance atrium is the main entrance Plaza, a meeting place, an open terrace and a main entrance to all building spaces. Two main restaurants (canteen and a'la carte) are located next to two main building atriums. The canteen space is oriented to the Forest Park and the sliding doors enable its expansion to the outside environment. The Students association offices and the multifunctional Hall are part of the eastern volume, thus allowing the pavilion to be built in phases.
The small temporary buildings and greenhouses that have always been present throughout the campus as part of the faculty culture have served as inspiration for the accommodation units with ten apartments which have been incorporated into the project concept. The apartments are designed as freestanding volumes raised on the roof for privacy. Zones with different plants which may also serve educational purposes were formed around the apartments, on the roof surface.
The idea is to create a sustainable house, which will contribute to the environment in every respect - with building materials, construction and structure. In designing, a special significance is given to natural lighting and natural space ventilation, which further reduces the energy requirements for artificial lighting, heating and cooling. The roof and its oversized vegetative canopy are excellent regulators of heat, a thick protective cover that keeps the house from cold in winter and heat in summer.
The landscape design is an integral part of the basic architecture concept and the whole plot. The largest part of the roof surface is covered with succulents typical for roof gardens; other areas are organized into regular shapes inspired by plant growing plots. Communication paths and small leisure zones for guests and canteen users are created between the regular shapes.
In the restaurant kitchens approximately 1500 meals will be prepared and served daily. All working and service spaces are organized on one level - the ground floor, to enable the ideal functionality and access to all units. One of the specifics of the kitchen is full contact with the outer space.

The competition for an architectural and urban design of City of Poreč sub-centre (Špadići - Mali Maj - Veli Maj) was looking for a new residential area with sports and business facilities that will become a new gravitational area of the northern part of town. The site is situated north of the city, in a mixed use zone, bordered by residential and tourist quarters very close to the sea and the beach. The project is based on the concept of analysis of the morphology of the Istrian village and the topography of the site situated favorably toward the sea. The analysis allowed the formation of eight smaller clusters and a separate sports complex arranged in a mosaic of a "natural" structure, and a new urban matrix developed entirely in accordance with local features, that allows the construction in phases. The residential buildings planned in the project are at most three storey high with passages in the ground floors, typologically between family houses and apartment buildings. The main pedestrian routes and public facilities on the ground floors are placed between the clusters surrounding the interior thematic courtyards. Using pedestrian domination and exclusively pedestrian streets we want to create a place of social encounters so typical for the Mediterranean. Small urban squares are also formed on the crossroads of the pedestrian streets, and the loose structure opens views towards the sea and penetrates into the internal blocks developing Green Courtyards. These green oases are small theme "parks" and a contemporary interpretation of sinkholes and dry stone walls. They take on a variety of contents in the function of surrounding construction - from high greenery, playgrounds, gardens and the possibility of creating small local pools.

The family house for a couple with children is located in the green residential part of the city of Zagreb. The former family house was built in the 1950s on a steep hill slope and did not fully use all the advantages of the site nor did it meet the requirements of contemporary living standards. The beautiful view to the city and large garden was not valued appropriately. On both sides the site is bordered by a street and a high building. These contextual facts determined the concept and the shape of the new project. The "L" layout with closed fronts "protect" the house from the street and the neighbouring building. At the same time the garden has been redesigned with all the main rooms in the house oriented towards it.
The living room, dining room and kitchen form a unique space and together with a swimming pool are built into the ground. In this way, being at the same level and separated from each other by a glass wall they bring the garden into the house. The house entrance is above, at street level, together with garage, storages, closet-space and studio. The family area is above the entrance space along with the living and dining rooms.The materials used for the façades correspond to the spatial organization of facilities. The living and dining spaces are separated by glass walls which completely open the living space to the outside; on the other hand, the bedroom walls are alternatively panelled by wooden boards.

Family house K is situated on a large residential plot on a moderate eastern-facing slope at the edge of a forest near the base of Sljeme hill.  
The concept of the house is inspired by the shape of a snail's shell, which involves a spiral twisting around its own axis, and as such all functional elements of the house follow each other and are built around a central atrium. The atrium was made in order to compensate for a lack of sunlight in the living-room area and enabled two-way lighting of certain rooms.  
The house is maximally open and rises two floors towards a vast green meadow and forest; towards the street the house is enclosed by a simple ground-floor façade with a hidden garage door.   
Diverse and colorful elements which find a place in the home in order to satisfy the needs and wants of the inhabitants are developed in a 600 m2 area and in several half-levels, thus making the best possible use of the terrain's difference in altitude and visually making the house appear smaller.
All façades and terraces are paneled with untreated teak boards. The use of wood paneling continues in the interior in response to the spiral progression, as well as to achieve an intimate and comfortable atmosphere.
A final accent to the house was made by the roof terrace. One reaches it via an external spiral staircase that hangs in the atrium between the first level and the roof, thus accentuating the fact that a family house, besides being a home for a family, has also to serve as a place for indulging in companionship, comfort, luxury and gratification.

The new residence building No. 50 in Sveti Vid in the city of Rovinj responds to a couple of relevant contextual questions. The context of the Mediterranean, specific climate, the way of life, the contact with open spaces, sun protection, are just some of the themes that had impact on the building design and its function. The local context of the narrow streets (in Croatian kala) of the city of Rovinj is the basic shaping element that turns this building into a specific and original project. The idea was to group residential units around two residential communication vertical voids, interpretation of narrow streets that formally divides the building into three residential parts at the same time interconnected with this element.
Because of the mild Mediterranean climate and possibility of being outside more than six months in a year; the common spaces are open, protected by mash and therefore they are functioning as a green garden for the tenants, as well as an open and covered staircase entrance area into two apartments on each floor. The outside spaces of the residential units change its character on each floor; there are green terraces in the ground floor apartments, on the fist floor the outside space is pulled in and transformed into a deep loggia, and on the last floor it is integrated into the apartment and forms an outside atrium.
There are three types of apartments; lateral and bilateral. Six lateral apartments (three on each side) have a three side orientation which provides the apartment with the quality of a house. All apartments are light and sunny, with spacious living rooms, big bedrooms, a kitchen with dining room, high-quality parquet in all rooms and ceramic tiles in the utility rooms. The apartments are 90 to 100 sqm and have garage parking with direct dry connection with the apartment.
Particularity of the house lies, besides in its emphasized volumes, in the design of all windows and openings. All openings are big and unite windows that can be opened by fixed glass parts. This element is a result of the idea of having one big opening in each room that would provide more light in the apartment and would create specific form of the building. Discreet main volumes of the house are clad in high quality mortar.

3LHD project for a polyvalent multifunctional new city centre Ujpest in Budapest, Hungary received mention at the international competition. The centre is located along the Vaci Road, the main road of north Pest, Szabadasag public Park and Danube promenade. The object was to create a new city centre active 24/7, space pleasant for work and leisure. The analysis of the 19th and 20th century urban matrices forms the base for the development of the concept in two ways. The ground for generating public areas and out of which nine towers with different heights and functions rise was thus created. On the other hand, the layout flexibility is enabled with the universal core as the base for development of different usages from business to hotel, restaurant and shopping.
Various silhouettes seen from different points in the city reduce the overall effect of a big mass and respond to the different contextual conditions. At the same time, previously neglected area forms a new city vista. The nine vertical elements are carefully grouped regarding pedestrian corridors and functions of each building and zone. New volumes have enough distance between them so that every volume has enough light and quality organization of space. Plans of all verticals are very flexible so in the further development they can be transformed regarding a different function, according to the client's needs.

Central Residences is a sophisticated new concept of urban luxury living, something completely new on the Croatian market of apartment housing.
The idea behind this project is to introduce a home which has both the furnishings and the services of a luxury hotel in an urban metropolis. Each unit of the Central Residencies has a view of the century-old Zagreb cathedral, with the position in the very center of the Croatian capitol, makes it the most exclusive residential building in Zagreb.
The best location in the city and the immediate vicinity of the most important city spots - Jelačić Square, Dolac Market, Ribnjak Park, Zrinjevac Park, the streets of Ilica and Gajeva - give added value to its urban character.
It is the place for people who want to live in exclusive residential premises while enjoying all the contents of an urban metropolis.
The idea was to build a home, a sanctuary from the noise of the big city, but with a contemporary feel, refined details and sophisticated ambiance. The building has been conceived as a modern residence with unique apartments and city houses.
In the best tradition of pedestrian passageways in Zagreb, this residential complex has a passageway through the whole building. It crosses the entire block from Jelačić Square, through the building of Gradski Podrum restaurant, to the streets of Cesarčeva and Kurelčeva. Inside, the main attraction is the spacious green garden in the center of the residential complex.
The courtyard garden is an interlude of greenery, the focal point of all the auxiliary contents of the building. On two levels above ground and one below ground, it is surrounded by all the contents which make the complex so exclusive.

House N is situated in a quieter secondary neighborhood on Pantovcak street in Zagreb, perched in the western hills and boasting a delightful panoramic view of the forest and the city.
A relatively narrow steeply sloping and elongated plot was the key element that defined the position and layout of the house. Close proximity to neighboring buildings on the eastern and southern borders of the plot influenced the house's relatively compact design with a reduced number of openings in these two façades. Directions of movement in the interior were additionally accentuated within the external volume of the house and represent its main design element. The entire house, its façades and the roof are covered with the same material, dark brown HPL panels, which, in contrast to large openings, make its volume more compact.   
The ground floor consists of a living area, which extends to the outer environment through wooden terraces, some of which are roofed over, while others are open to the sky, winding up in completely natural pebbled areas amid grass. Unlike the living room and the dining area, contact between the kitchen and the exterior is not as direct. Nevertheless, the placement of the kitchen in an otherwise unfavorable position in relation to neighboring homes and the surrounding terrain was auspiciously counterbalanced by the introduction of a broad corner window set level with the garden lawn. Hence the work surface, placed alongside the window, appears to stretch out toward an open expanse of the garden.
The unfortunate position of an access road running alongside the entire length of the plot makes opening from the living room area to the most desirable southern vantage impossible. Consequently the southern area is modestly covered in a triangular glass shell that rises towards the southwestern corner and connects to the expansive glass surfaces of the western part of the house which are wholly open, thus connecting the living room with the garden.  
The main accent in the interior is a wide two-floored hall that signifies the main connector of the ground and first floors. It is dominated by a hanging Poulsen "artichoke" bathed in diffuse zenithal lighting that comes from a high main window and gives the entire area a unique atmosphere. The first floor consists of intimate areas; a work area, parent and children's zones, from which one may take in a most breathtaking view through a corner window.  
Floors of oiled teak and white walls create a respectable foundation for any color intervention which might take place in the future. Special attention was given to the lighting of the rooms. Toilet and wardrobe areas are lighted with roof lights in order to provide them with as much natural and superior quality illumination as possible. The fitness room is situated in the basement and gets its only source of light through round glass ceiling lights placed along the southern glass surface of the living area floor.
Simplicity and compactness of volume, a limited choice of materials and resultant colors in the end make the house look like a piece of fine dark chocolate placed atop a green meadow.

Zavrtnica quarter of Zagreb is located in the part where construction activities are thriving and where the site of old factories is being converted into a new business area. The morphology of the area derives from the location (between the Lower Town and the new town parts in the south) The population density is the same as in the Lower Town bloc, and a great number of green open spaces and numerous sports facilities are the same as in the city planning standards for new settlements built in Zagreb in the second half of the 20^th century.The design is the combination of these elements, where four redesigned urban blocs bordered by four traffic roads, crossed by three pedestrian streets, with a lot of greenery and sports and recreation facilities in the centre. The residential units are of a slightly higher standard than usual. All the apartments are spacious, with large glass walls, and on the ground level and public areas the recreational facilities are in a greened area.This type of residential area is intended for business people of various professions and their families who want to live close to their work (the city centre, the business centres in the vicinity), and also enjoy a high standard of living and rich amenities within the area.

House V was designed in order to satisfy the needs of a family. Applying communication between the common and individual rooms, the facilities and functions of the space have been connected into a single unit that creates a comfortable living area for a family. 
The house is situated beneath Zagreb mountain Medvednica, on a relatively mild hill that stretches from south to east. The formed building direction and the quality of the landscape have directly influenced the position of the house.
The house is closed on the north side along the street and opens up into a large private garden thus creating a sense of intimacy for family life. The ground floor is intended for the common activities of the inhabitants, with a gradual staircase connecting the serene living area to private rooms on the first floor. Exits to the outdoor landscape are possible from the pool on the southern side, the porch area on the southeastern side, along the glass front of the living room and from the commercial part on northeast side. The open ground floor is directed towards the outside area while the partly enclosed first floor with a terrace only symbolically plays with the relationship of the intimate and transparent.
The longitudinal volume that breaks amply is included in the dynamic by vertical openings on both floors on the western façade. With its shape and careful fit into the surrounding landscape, House V stands out distinctly from the buildings around it.

The family house J is located in an environment that is typical for the slopes of Sljeme, with randomly situated and unplanned detached houses of various sizes and layouts. The site is very steep and access is difficult. The design was commissioned by a typical family - parents, children and grandmother.The steep terrain defined the shape of the house, not merely its orientation, but also the specific access to it via the existing utility facility, a lift and a bridge. On the first level are the main entrance and the grandmother's flat; on the second level is the family and common use area, and the third level - which is extended towards the east - is intended for the children. A large layout provides for an atrium in the center of the house; the kitchen, dining room, utility rooms and parents' areas with a separate bathroom and a closet-room are grouped around it.Open views and the open atrium create a space which is a combination of light and dark. Large glass walls along the full height of the level and a glass cupola above the main stairs allow light into and guide it through the house space. The living room and the dining room open on to terraces with views across the city and to Sljeme.The third important conceptual element of the house is the woodwork and its application.

The Villa is placed in natural surroundings, on the slopes of the Cmrok hill, in a very attractive residential part of the city of Zagreb. The customary program of a family residence had to be adjusted to the very steep terrain. Instead of traditional divisions into upstairs/downstairs and public/private, the building is organized into a series of units. By integrating the external and internal space, several units were linked together in a form of horizontal and vertical meander. Through the wrapping of plywood paneling and green cooper we wanted to show an affirmative attitude towards the surrounding area.